[antlr-interest] Re: .Net

[micheal_jor]

--- In antlr-interest at yahoogroups.com, "Mike Jones" <Mike.Jones at w...>
wrote:
> Andrew,
> 
> Is the C# or J# version more complete/stable???
> 
> Mike

Mike,

The C# and J# distributions aren't equivalent, they are different tools. 

The C# distribution contains a code generator that is a part of the
ANTLR tool[1*] that enables the generation of Lexers, Parsers and
TreeParsers in C#. It also contains a .NET/CLR runtime library that
all such ANTLR-generated code needs to compile and execute properly.

The J# Project distribution is a project file for Visual Studio.NET
and some instructions that allows a recompile/port of the ANTLR tool
to J# (a Java compiler that generates code for the .NET/CLR platform).
This produces an executable version of the ANTLR that runs directly on
.NET/CLR without any need for Java[2*]. Hence the J# distribution
_needs_ the source to ANTLR including the code generator component
from the C# distribution.

So, to answer your implied question, you will need the following to be
able to use ANTLR in a Java-less environment:

1. The J# binary distro - for the tool executable
2. The stock ANTLR v2.7.2 distro
3. The ANTLR/C# update distro

(1) is the the ANTLR executable for .NET/CLR
(2) and (3) together allow you to build the ANTLR/C# .NET runtime library

If you need to rebuild the ANTLR tool executable for the .NET platform
(i.e. 1), you will need a copy of J#, the J# Project distro and some
knowledge of Java & J# of course.

Cheers,

Micheal

[1*]   The ANTLR tool is the command-line app that generates your
Lexer/Parser/TreeParser when fed an approriate grammar file. It is
written in Java.
on of the C# bits.

[2*]   This is of course the ANTLR 2.7.2 .NET executable on the site.


 

Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/